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Photo credit: Aljazeera Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney went to the World Economic Forum and told the world that his country – extrapolation, all US allies – had lived a “pleasant fiction” that is now over. That fiction was grounded in the assumption that the United States would continue to lead a global order and that such order would perpetually…

Photo credit: Foriegn Policy Pakistan deported more than 14,500 migrants to Afghanistan over the past week, according to statements from the Taliban commission for refugees, as the pace of forced returns from neighbouring countries continues to rise. Amu reports that between January 31 and February 6, a total of 14, 576 people were sent back from Pakistan,…

Photo credit: Armani scholars forum A parliamentary symposium has underscored the critical need to address the education and legal work rights of refugees in Malaysia. The Sun reports that Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said the event was a crucial platform to raise awareness among MPs and the public on these urgent issues….

Photo credit: the Globe and Mail In a show of support for Arctic cooperation, Canada and France have opened consulates in Greenland. The 30utlook reports that it signals stronger diplomatic engagement with the Arctic territory amid growing geographical and economic interest in the region. Officials from both countries said the new missions, inaugurated this week in Greenland’s capital…

Photo credit: BBC Thirteen individuals, including four asylum seekers, have been identified trying to enter the Isle of Man illegally in the last 12 months. Isle of Man Today reports that in one case the costs of enforcement removal totalled more than 22,000 pounds. Details have been given in a Freedom of Information request. The Treasury…

Photo credit: Croatia Week The Croatian government has sent amendments to the country’s Foreigners Act into parliamentary procedure. It introduces new requirements for foreign workers  that include mandatory Croatian language learning as a condition for reviewing residence and work permits. It also eases restrictions on changing employers. The Dubrovnik Times reports that the proposed changes that have been approved…

Photo credit; CNN Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday unveiled a new underground missile base amid tensions with the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The base was unveiled by Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Abdolrahim Mousavi and Seyed Mousavi, commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division. The capabilities and operational…